Internationalization at Unioeste: An analysis of the university’s English proficiency

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Autor(a) principal: Boveto, Andressa Caroline Flamia
Data de Publicação: 2022
Outros Autores: Schmitt, Larissa Giordani
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Revista Linguagem em Foco (Online)
Texto Completo: https://revistas.uece.br/index.php/linguagememfoco/article/view/8366
Resumo: The present research has as its theme the analysis of the proficiency level in English of the academic community from Western Paraná State University (Unioeste), by studying the score results from TOEFL ITP exams, which have been applied between 2013 and 2018, when the program Languages Without Borders (LwB) promoted this kind of activity. It is aimed to analyse how university professors, students and employees understand the language considered as a current lingua franca, which also plays an important role in internationalization. This process has been strengthened by government initiatives, such as the implementation of language teaching programs throughout the country, focusing at enabling higher education institutions to deal with international situations. Unioeste, facing this reality, has sought to intensify its internationalization process and requires, among the most varied actions, to verify the languages proficiency. In order to do so, the score results at TOEFL ITP were quantified and interpreted, provided by the LwB to the Language Center general coordination, in reports indicating the performance of the institution. Thus, the research is characterized as quantitative and qualitative. The study, finally, has contributions from authors such as Crystal (2003), Jenkins (2014), British Council (2018), Abreu-e-Lima et al (2016), among others. From the results, it was possible to identify a long path towards proficiency in English at the university, which shows, mostly, B1 and A2 scores.
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spelling Internationalization at Unioeste: An analysis of the university’s English proficiencyInternacionalização na Unioeste: Uma análise da proficiência em Língua Inglesa da universidadeInternacionalizaçãoLíngua inglesaproficiência em línguasUnioesteInternationalizationEnglish LanguageLanguage-proficiencyUnioesteThe present research has as its theme the analysis of the proficiency level in English of the academic community from Western Paraná State University (Unioeste), by studying the score results from TOEFL ITP exams, which have been applied between 2013 and 2018, when the program Languages Without Borders (LwB) promoted this kind of activity. It is aimed to analyse how university professors, students and employees understand the language considered as a current lingua franca, which also plays an important role in internationalization. This process has been strengthened by government initiatives, such as the implementation of language teaching programs throughout the country, focusing at enabling higher education institutions to deal with international situations. Unioeste, facing this reality, has sought to intensify its internationalization process and requires, among the most varied actions, to verify the languages proficiency. In order to do so, the score results at TOEFL ITP were quantified and interpreted, provided by the LwB to the Language Center general coordination, in reports indicating the performance of the institution. Thus, the research is characterized as quantitative and qualitative. The study, finally, has contributions from authors such as Crystal (2003), Jenkins (2014), British Council (2018), Abreu-e-Lima et al (2016), among others. From the results, it was possible to identify a long path towards proficiency in English at the university, which shows, mostly, B1 and A2 scores.A presente pesquisa tem como tema a análise do nível de proficiência em Língua Inglesa da comunidade acadêmica da Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná (Unioeste), a partir dos resultados nos exames TOEFL ITP, aplicados entre 2013 e 2018, período em que o Programa Idiomas sem Fronteiras (IsF) realizou esse tipo de atividade. Objetiva-se examinar de que modo docentes, discentes e funcionários da universidade compreendem a considerada língua franca da atualidade, que, também, assume papel fundamental na internacionalização do ensino superior. Esse processo tem sido fortalecido por iniciativas governamentais, como, por exemplo, a implementação de programas de ensino de línguas em todo país, visando a capacitar as instituições de ensino superior para situações internacionais. A Unioeste, frente a essa realidade, tem buscado intensificar seu processo de internacionalização e necessita, entre as mais variadas ações, que se verifique a proficiência em línguas. Para tanto, foram quantificados e interpretados os resultados no teste já mencionado, fornecido pelo IsF à sua coordenação geral do Núcleo de Línguas (NucLi), da Unioeste, na forma de relatórios que indicam o desempenho da instituição. Desse modo, a pesquisa caracteriza-se como quantitativa e qualitativa. O estudo, por fim, tem como aporte teórico as contribuições feitas por autores como Crystal (2003), Jenkins (2014), British Council (2018), Abreu-e-Lima et al. (2016), entre outros. A partir dos resultados, nota-se um longo caminho quanto à proficiência em inglês na universidade, que apresenta, em sua maioria, pontuações de nível B1 e A2.EdUECE2022-08-19info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/epub+ziphttps://revistas.uece.br/index.php/linguagememfoco/article/view/836610.46230/2674-8266-14-8366Revista Linguagem em Foco; Vol. 14 No. 1 (2022): Interfaces entre a Internacionalização da Educação no Sul global e a Educação Linguística; 137-157Revista Linguagem em Foco; v. 14 n. 1 (2022): Interfaces entre a Internacionalização da Educação no Sul global e a Educação Linguística; 137-1572674-82662176-7955reponame:Revista Linguagem em Foco (Online)instname:Universidade Estadual do Ceará (UECE)instacron:UECEporhttps://revistas.uece.br/index.php/linguagememfoco/article/view/8366/7036https://revistas.uece.br/index.php/linguagememfoco/article/view/8366/7037Copyright (c) 2022 Andressa Caroline Flamia Boveto, Larissa Giordani Schmitthttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBoveto, Andressa Caroline FlamiaSchmitt, Larissa Giordani2022-08-19T08:07:48Zoai:ojs.revistas.uece.br:article/8366Revistahttps://revistas.uece.br/index.php/linguagememfocoPUBhttps://revistas.uece.br/index.php/linguagememfoco/oailinguagememfoco@uece.br||2674-82662176-7955opendoar:2022-08-19T08:07:48Revista Linguagem em Foco (Online) - Universidade Estadual do Ceará (UECE)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Internationalization at Unioeste: An analysis of the university’s English proficiency
Internacionalização na Unioeste: Uma análise da proficiência em Língua Inglesa da universidade
title Internationalization at Unioeste: An analysis of the university’s English proficiency
spellingShingle Internationalization at Unioeste: An analysis of the university’s English proficiency
Boveto, Andressa Caroline Flamia
Internacionalização
Língua inglesa
proficiência em línguas
Unioeste
Internationalization
English Language
Language-proficiency
Unioeste
title_short Internationalization at Unioeste: An analysis of the university’s English proficiency
title_full Internationalization at Unioeste: An analysis of the university’s English proficiency
title_fullStr Internationalization at Unioeste: An analysis of the university’s English proficiency
title_full_unstemmed Internationalization at Unioeste: An analysis of the university’s English proficiency
title_sort Internationalization at Unioeste: An analysis of the university’s English proficiency
author Boveto, Andressa Caroline Flamia
author_facet Boveto, Andressa Caroline Flamia
Schmitt, Larissa Giordani
author_role author
author2 Schmitt, Larissa Giordani
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Boveto, Andressa Caroline Flamia
Schmitt, Larissa Giordani
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Internacionalização
Língua inglesa
proficiência em línguas
Unioeste
Internationalization
English Language
Language-proficiency
Unioeste
topic Internacionalização
Língua inglesa
proficiência em línguas
Unioeste
Internationalization
English Language
Language-proficiency
Unioeste
description The present research has as its theme the analysis of the proficiency level in English of the academic community from Western Paraná State University (Unioeste), by studying the score results from TOEFL ITP exams, which have been applied between 2013 and 2018, when the program Languages Without Borders (LwB) promoted this kind of activity. It is aimed to analyse how university professors, students and employees understand the language considered as a current lingua franca, which also plays an important role in internationalization. This process has been strengthened by government initiatives, such as the implementation of language teaching programs throughout the country, focusing at enabling higher education institutions to deal with international situations. Unioeste, facing this reality, has sought to intensify its internationalization process and requires, among the most varied actions, to verify the languages proficiency. In order to do so, the score results at TOEFL ITP were quantified and interpreted, provided by the LwB to the Language Center general coordination, in reports indicating the performance of the institution. Thus, the research is characterized as quantitative and qualitative. The study, finally, has contributions from authors such as Crystal (2003), Jenkins (2014), British Council (2018), Abreu-e-Lima et al (2016), among others. From the results, it was possible to identify a long path towards proficiency in English at the university, which shows, mostly, B1 and A2 scores.
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